Provides an overview of Australia's past and current population trends with an emphasis on changes in the past 10-20 years. The publication covers population growth and distribution, age and sex composition, fertility, mortality, international and internal migration. In addition, time series from the turn of the century for the main demographic indicators are presented. Territory summaries and regional comparisons for selected topics and time series are also available.

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